I am studying chemistry and have been struggling with working out whether beryllium can actually form a hydroxide as my notes and 'internet searching' do not seem to match up, with lots of contradicting info.

I was under the impression that beryllium oxide does react with water to form Be(OH)2, but I have read that this is not the case; which I can only deduce from the oxidation layer formed on the surface of Be in water?

Can someone point me in the right direction to fully understand the process?